2001 Ford F-250 SD electrical system problems
39 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2001 Ford F-250 SD, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 12
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 33 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 79,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 12 fires.
What owners wrote
Consumer was traveling on highway, and there was transmission fluid leaking from under vehicle. Also there was a fire under hood, in which consumer believes started with the transmission problems prior. Consumer had problems with transmission, the first dealer could not duplicate the problem, consumer decided to take the vehicle to another dealer for the second opinion, while on his way to the dealer, vehicle caught on fire.
I recently bought a used 2001 ford f-250 with the 7.3 diesel from the local ford dealer. It had a recent computer reflash, should have told me something. Anyway the cps was bad in it. It would shut down, sometimes starting right back, sometimes after a few minutes. I got tired of the run around so I put a new cps in it myself. I have had no more problems, no thanks to ford.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Ford F-250 SD
- Engine 97 complaints
- Tires 39 complaints
- Transmission 33 complaints
- Steering 21 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 16 complaints